It Is Indeed Auspicious To Make Investments On Akshaya Trithiya 

Vidya N/ 2 yrs ago / 

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Over the past many hundred years, devout Hindus have been observing and celebrating auspicious festivals, occasions and days. The tradition of celebrating festivals, rituals and rites associated with them are followed religiously even today. Festivals such as Diwali, Navarathri, Krishna Jayanthi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Shivarathri and Ram Navami are enjoyed and celebrated with immense devotion as well as gaiety all across India. However, in recent years, we see a trend of unwarranted commercialization of our festivals. Nowhere is the commercialization aspect so obvious as much as in the festival of Akshaya Trithiya. 

                

I remember celebrating the above-mentioned festivals with a lot of fervour and enthusiasm. However, Akshaya Trithiya is arguably the one festival that most of our ancestors were unaware of and did not celebrate much in South India. There wasn’t much hype about the occasion in North India either. The festival came to prominence only 8-10 years back when corporate houses and business establishments retrieved the holy day from the lost pages of the Hindu mythology and resurrected it by marketing its importance aggressively.

Before concluding whether Akshaya Trithiya is an auspicious day or not to make investments, let us first understand the meaning, significance and legends associated with this festival. Let us analyse the reasons for celebrating it. We must also probe if we are commemorating Akshaya Trithiya for the right reasons or just falling prey to marketing strategies of various business firms. Like many people, I too was tricked into believing that the festival was meant only for investing in gold, land and properties. I never knew that other reasons too existed for enjoying the occasion.                                             

According to Bharath Gyan, an Indian research organization, the word Akshaya means unlimited, infinite, undiminished, limitless and endless. The day, Trithiya falls on the third day of Amavasya in May or in the Hindu calendar month of Vaishakha. As per the Hindu mythology, it was on this day that Lord Krishna gave the Akshaya pathra (a vessel with infinite powers or that could contain unlimited quantity of food) to Pandavas for serving and partaking of food. Lord Vishnu’s sixth avatar, Parashurama, was born on this day. Do we know that it was on Akshaya Trithiya that Veda Vyasa dictated Mahabharatha to Lord Ganesha? This day also saw the mythological character, Sudama, a very poor man, meeting Krishna and being blessed with unimagined wealth. The legendary Bhagiratha,who was the forefather of Rama and Dasaratha, is believed to have changed the course of the Ganges to the present terrain. Imagine our current state had the Ganges flowed in a different direction and was not at all beneficial for us! Akshaya Trithiya also saw the birth of Goddess Annapoorna Devi. 

                                                     

Considering that several fortunate events happened on the Tirthi, the lunar day in the month of Vaishakha, it gradually assumed significance and came to be looked upon as an auspicious day. The sacred day was christened as Akshaya Trithiya, a day with infinite possibilities, boundless prosperity, unlimited success and endless fortune. Therefore, it slowly led to the belief that any new venture undertaken on this auspicious day can only result in success, any good beginning will find the favourable result and any new activity will yield the desired outcome. Given that a number of crucial historical incidents took place on Akshaya Trithiya, it is only reasonable to justify and conclude that it is a sacred day for making investments. 

Small wonder then the commercial organizations have latched onto the festival’s significance and its auspiciousness for furthering their interests. Sure, it is a holy day for new undertakings but nowhere in the scriptures is it mentioned that we need to hoard only gold and properties on Akshaya Trithiya. It has only been interpreted that new experiments and fresh endeavors will be fruitful. Honestly speaking, we will do far more justice to the festival if we start celebrating it for the right reasons. Let us remember the day to celebrate Parashurama’s birthday, let us observe it to show our gratitude for the knowledge and wisdom we received through Mahabharatha and let us reflect on Lord Krishna’smagnanimous nature of blessing Sudama with abundance. We will do well to recall Krishna’s generous act of presenting the Akshaya pathra to Pandavas and emulate it by buying gifts for our relatives, friends and neighbours. It would be even more worthwhile if we engage ourselves in doing charity. Let us also examine the current plight of the Ganges and do our bit to restore it to its past glory. It will definitely make the historical Bhagirathafeel proud of us! 

Confining Akshaya Trithiya to a festival of indiscriminate buying and selling of materialistic things would only result in undermining its importance. While it is definitely an auspicious day to make investments in the form of purchasing gold, silver, houses and lands (rates are usually lower on Akshaya Trithiya) in the belief that it would lead to further prosperity, let us not forget the festival’s history, its stories and legends for us to replicate in our lives. Our lives will be far richer if we show our reverence to the occasion in appropriate ways! 

Rationally speaking, even if we were to make investments on the particular festival day, we will be able to attain dividends only if we make personal efforts to find out if our investments are of the right kind, then probe the credentials of the investor and gauge the investment’s value correctly. Post investment, we must continue our efforts to promote, sustain and maintain it. Or else our investments will only end up as lessons in failures. Our responsibility does not end by just making investments on Akshaya Trithiya rather it only begins. Taking ownership, responsibility and accountability for our new ventures will help us stand in good stead and give us the result we desire. A fine combination of fortune and personal responsibility for any new undertaking will certainly open the doors to success. 

Kudankulam stir: Tamil Nadu seeks week to gather details of cases

Chennai : Tamilnadu : INDIA

     The Tamil Nadu government has sought one week's time from the Madras High Court to gather details of the cases filed against the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protestors, said an advocate who had filed a PIL on the issue.

"The case came up for hearing today (Tuesday). The Tamil Nadu government wanted one week time to gather details of all the cases filed against the anti-Kudankulam power plant protestors," advocate P Pugalenthi told IANS.

He had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to know the state government's action in complying with the Supreme Court direction to withdraw all the cases filed against the agitators so that peace and normalcy is restored.

The apex court said after normalcy is restored, steps should be taken to educate the people of the necessity of the project which is in the largest interest of the nation, particularly Tamil Nadu.

According to Pugalenthi, more than 300 cases have been filed by the Tirunelveli police against the agitators over a period of 650 days.

He said the number of cases is less as compared to the number of people who are charged as police clubbed thousands of people in a single case. 

India's atomic power plant operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), is setting up the project in Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from Chennai, with two Russian-made reactors of 1,000 MW each.

The KNPP is an outcome of the inter-governmental agreement between India and the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1988. However, construction began only in 2001.

Fearing for their safety in the wake of the nuclear accident in Fukushima in Japan in 2011, villagers in the vicinity of the Kudankulam plant, under the banner of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) have been opposing the project.

City-based environmental activist G Sundarrajan had filed a case in the apex court demanding the KNPP be scrapped. The court dismissed the case in May and laid down 15 directions for NPCIL, the Atomic Energy regulatory Board (AERB), the central environment and forest ministry, Tamil Nadu government and the state pollution control panel to follow.

High Court notice to Tamil Nadu government on PIL on May 1 twin bomb blast case

CHENNAI:

 Madras High Court today issued notice to theTamil Nadu government and other higher police authorities on a PIL seeking a direction to the Railways to transfer the May 1 bomb blast case here to the National Investigating Agency (NIA).

Admitting a PIL filed by an advocate, a summer vacation division bench, comprising Justice Aruna Jagadeesan and Justice Vydyanathan issued notice to the state Home Secretary and other higher police authorities, returnable by four weeks.

Advocate M Durai Selvan contended that the twin blasts on a train at Chennai Central station on May 1 that killed a woman and injured six others has triggered fear among the public in Tamil Nadu. He also sought a direction to authorities concerned to pay Rs 25 lakh solatium to the family of the woman.

He submitted that the blast took place a day prior to the public meeting in Andhra Pradesh by then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and that he had addressed public meetings at several places in that state, except at Guntur from where the deceased woman hails.

He also submitted that none had so far claimed responsibility for the incident on the Guwahati Express.

Alleging that the incident posed a threat to the nation, and the Railway Authorities had failed to ensure the safety of passengers, he said such kind of 'terror strike' should be investigated by a Central agency, as the railway and state police had failed to nab the accused.

He further submitted that though the state government has transferred the investigation to CB-CID wing, which is already burdened with several high profile cases, it is indispensable to transfer the case to NIA, formed under the NIA Act to investigate those who masterminded the incident.

Final Verdict Judgment in Jayalalithaa TamilNadu Chief Minister illegal assets wealth case

September 27, 2014, the date for final judgment cum verdict in the 18 years old illegal assets and wealth case of Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of TamilNadu. Police department has already confirmed 66 crores of illegal assets recovered from Jayalalithaa's house in search. The final judgment will be delivered in the Bangalore special court at where 3-layer security has been deployed. Jayalaithaa has reached the court for the judgment, the judgment is expected to be deliver at around 01:00 p.m and all Amma supporters and AIADMK party workers has reached to Bangalore for hearing the final verdict in case. All Jaya's supports and fans are confident of verdict in favour of Jayalalithaa, hence they started celebrations by distribution of sweets. Verdict cum Judgment in Jayalalithaa wealth case In a most shocking revelation, the Bangalore Special court has found Jayalalithaa as guilty in wealth case. The final verdict cum judgment in the Jayalalithaa, the TamilNadu Chief Minister's wealth cum illegal assets case will be delivered at around 01:00 p.m in Bangalore special court related to the punishment. Jayalalithaa is present in the court and both sides have completed their final words and are eagerly waiting for the judgement from the honorable Judge. Will Jayalalithaa knocks the doors of Supreme Court or she resigns from her post? these questions will be answered with in a short time. History of Jayalalithaa Wealth Illegal Assets case In month June of year 1996 SubramaniyaSwamy of past Janataparty and present BJP leader has filed a case against Jayalalithaa in district for having illegal assets. A FIR has been registered on Jayalalithaa, her close aid Shashikala, her adopted son Sudhakaran daughter-in-law Ilavrasan and charge sheet has been prepared in year 1997. Jayalalithaa even spend 2 months in person, she even forfiteng from contesting elections in year 2001. Again, in 2002 Jayalalitha elected as Chief Minster of TamilNadu. A DMK activist has approached Supreme Court for the transparent trail of the illegal assets case; hence, it transferred to a Special Court in Bangalore. Jayalalithaa has attended the trail of special courts and along with her voice; all witnesses' voices have been recorded. The Special courts investigation have been conclude in August 2014 and the final verdict is going to deliver on September 27,2014.

Alavandar murder case

Alavandar murder case is a murder trial which was conducted in the Madras State in the early 1950s. The cause of the trial was the murder of a businessman and ex-serviceman named Alavandar whose headless body was found in one of the coaches of the Indo-Ceylon Express. After a trial which became a cause-celebre, Alavandar's ex-lover and her husband were found guilty of the murder and sentenced to brief terms of imprisonment.

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• 1 Introduction
• 2 Investigation and trial
• 3 Impact
• 4 References

Introduction[edit]

C. Alavandar, a pen salesman from Chennai was reported missing on August 28, 1952 by his employer Cunnan Chetty (the owner of Gem and Co). The next day a headless body was discovered in a third class compartment of the Chennai-Dhanushkodi (Indo-Cylon boatmail) express. It was found after passengers complained about a foul smelling trunk when the train was nearing Manamadurai. Police investigating the complaint, opened the trunk and found the headless body. An autopsy done at Manamadurai concluded that the body belonged to a 25 year old male. Since it was circumcised, the investigating police decided that the murder victim was a Muslim. After a few days, police discovered a severed head inRoyapuram beach, Chennai. It had been buried in the beach sand, but was exposed due to tidal action. The head and body were sent to Madras Medical College for forensic examination. Dr. C. P. Gopalakrishnan who performed the examination concluded that both belonged to the same 42 year old male. Alavandar's wife later identified them as her husband's. Alavandar had served in the British Indian army and his fingerprints were on file there. They were used to conclusively prove that the murdered man was Alavandar.

Investigation and trial[edit]

Police investigation into Alavandar's murder revealed the circumstances leading to his death. Alavandar belonged to the Komati Chetti community. In 1952, he was about 40-45 years of age and married with two children. Besides his penshop at Parry's corner, Chennai, Alavandar was a saree salesman. He was romantically involved with many women. One of them was Devaki Menon from Kerala. In 1951, Devaki broke off her relationship with Alavandar and married one Prabhakar Menon. But Alavandar continued to harass her. To stop Alavandar, Devaki and Prabhakar decided to murder Alavandar. Devaki called Alavandar to her house at cemetery road on August 28, 1952. There the couple murdered Alavandar, cut his head off and buried it at Royapuram beach. They put the body in a trunk and left it in the Indo-Ceylon Express. Then they left Chennai for Bombay.^[1][2][3][4]

The couple was arrested in Bombay and brought to Chennai for trial. The trial caused a sensation and large crowds thronged the hearings. Lawyer B. T. Sundararajan, appearing for the defense, argued that it was homicide and not murder as there had been "grave provocation". The jury found the defendants Devaki and Prabhakar guilty. On August 13, 1953Justice A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer awarded a seven year rigorous imprisonment sentence to Prabhakar for culpable homicide and sentenced Devaki to three years in prison.^[1][2][3][4]

Impact[edit]

Prabhakara Menon and Devaki, eventually, served their sentences in jail and afterwards, moved to Kerala where they set up a tea shop and over the years they prospered and built a hotel in a big town in Kerala.^[5] The judge who handed down the comparatively mild sentence has often been accused of being sympathetic to the accused.^[5] [4] This sensational case was considered an important one in Indian forensics field and finds mention in medical text books.^[6][7] It was dramatised inDoordarshan.

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b Chilling tales from old city, Indian Express
2. ^ Jump up to:^a b Alavandar Murder Case Part 1, Randor Guy
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b Alavandar Murder Case Part 2, Randor Guy
4. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Muthiah, S. (March 25, 2002). "The bodies in the trunks". The Hindu.
5. ^ Jump up to:^a b Guy, Randor (19 March 2012). "Menons, Later Years". Crime Magazine.
6. Jump up^ Modi's Textbook of medical jurisprudence and toxicology
7. Jump up^ ALAVANDAR MURDER CASE AND THE PROBLEM OF IDENTITY., INDIAN POLICE JOURNAL

Was the white tiger saving the man it killed in Delhi zoo?

          Several theories have been doing the rounds on social media about the reason behind white tiger’s attack on the man, since the tiger killed the man who had reportedly jumped into its enclosure in Delhi zoo. After the video of the shocking incident went viral, people have been expressing their own point of views about the incident. Some claim that the people, who were pelting stones to distract the tiger provoked the wild cat to attack the man because the big creature  was curiously watching him for about 15 minutes before the pelting started.

Watch full video: White tiger kills mentally unstable man in Delhi zoo

        Now, another theory that has been put forward which is as hilarious as it is nonsensical. A message is being spread on social media that claims the forensic report of the incident says the tiger was trying to save that man from stones thrown by on lookers and kept him far from public, just as a tigress catches its kids by the neck to save them from threat. Unfortunately, according to them, tiger’s teeth caused the death of that man. The message justifies its claim saying that there were no injuries on the boy’s body except a wounded throat.

           Just one point is enough to puncture the claim is that the animal was male and its name is Vijay. Why such hullabaloos is created over an incident in which tiger reacted according to its natural instinct. Can we, at least, leave the tiger now?

Honeymoon Murder: Hunt For Bride's Killers

A post-mortem is due to be carried out on a British newlywed murdered in a carjacking incident while on honeymoon in South Africa.

Shrien and Anni Dewani had been married just two weeks when they were kidnapped by armed men on the outskirts of Cape Town.
The couple, from Bristol, arrived in the country on Friday and had gone out for dinner on Saturday evening at a restaurant in the town of Somerset West.
After the meal, they caught a taxi and asked the driver to take them to a nightlife hotspot near the Guguletu township.
But the car was stopped by gunmen who forced the driver out of the vehicle before speeding off with the couple inside.
At midnight the attackers released 31-year-old Mr Dewani unharmed in the township of Khayelitsha.
He quickly alerted police and next morning officers found the cab abandoned with his 28-year-old wife's body on the back seat.
Alan Winde, tourism minister for the Western Cape, told Sky News the couple had been at an evening function in the wineland region outside Cape Town.
"They were returning to the city at 10pm and they asked the driver to take them to a very well-known hotspot in Guguletu," he said.
"It sounds as though they had gone a little off course when the carjacking took place."
He added Mr Dewani's family had arrived to be with him during this tragic time.
"As a government we are determined to secure not only an arrest, but also a conviction in this case," Mr Winde said.
"We are once again appealing to anyone with further information to come forward and do the right thing."
Albert Fritz, the region's minister for community safety, said an intense investigation was under way.


Refference
http://Uk.yahoo.com

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20101115/twl-honeymoon-murder-hunt-for-bride-s-ki-3fd0ae9.html